Painful Truths
BFZBattle for Zendikar/#120/2015Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.79
Cardmarket€0.26
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.30
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.24
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.79High $0.79Low $0.59▲ 14.5%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.30TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 6.3%30d▼ 9.1%90d▼ 21.1%
90d high
$0.38
90d low
$0.30
Paper printings priced
13
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.29
Commander 2020
- Down 9.1% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 21% below its 90 day high of $0.38.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (13 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 240% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Converge — You draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.
Keywords
Converge
Card capabilities
Card drawSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc25 Aug 2015
If a spell with a converge ability is copied, no mana was spent to cast the copy, so the number of colors of mana spent to cast the spell will be zero. The number of colors spent to cast the original spell is not copied.
wotc25 Aug 2015
If there are any alternative or additional costs to cast a spell with a converge ability, the mana spent to pay those costs will count. For example, if an effect makes sorcery spells cost {1} more to cast, you could pay {W}{U}{B}{R} to cast Radiant Flames and deal 4 damage to each creature.
wotc25 Aug 2015
The maximum number of colors of mana you can spend to cast a spell is five. Colorless is not a color. Note that the cost of a spell with converge may limit how many colors of mana you can spend.
wotc25 Aug 2015
Unless a spell or ability allows you to, you can't choose to pay more mana for a spell with a converge ability just to spend more colors of mana. Likewise, if a spell or ability reduces the amount of mana it costs you to cast a spell with converge, you can't ignore that cost reduction in order to spend more colors of mana.
wotc25 Aug 2015
If you cast a spell with converge without spending any mana to cast it (perhaps because an effect allowed you to cast it without paying its mana cost), then the number of colors spent to cast it will be zero.
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About this card
Painful Truths
Painful Truths is a Sorcery, with mana cost {2}{B} (mana value 3). Printed 14 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.30 (down 9.1% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Painful Truths FAQ
How much is Painful Truths worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Painful Truths is $0.30. It is down 9.1% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.30 to $0.38.
What is the cheapest printing of Painful Truths?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2020 at $0.29 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Painful Truths?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Battle for Zendikar Promos at $1.92 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Painful Truths are there?
Painful Truths has been printed 14 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Painful Truths first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from BFZ #120, released 2015-10-02.
What is the newest printing of Painful Truths?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TRC #447, released 2026-11-13.
Is there a foil version of Painful Truths?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $1.02 versus $0.30 for nonfoil, which is 240% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Painful Truths legal in Commander?
Yes, Painful Truths is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.